Today is #WorldWaterDay – a day where we learn and raise our voice about the issue of clean water and how we can help. Anyone that knows me or has kept up with my journey knows that water an issue I am passionate about. It was my first global issue I feel like it’s fair to say […]
#TEDTalkTuesday, The Love Edition.
TED Talks – Ideas Worth Spreading. I’ve decided to take part in that spreading and I’ve initiated something I’m calling #TEDTalkTuesday. Every Tuesday, I will choose a TED Talk that I think will impact me. The impact could be anything. I might learn something totally new or I might learn a new perspective. I might […]
Sticks And Stones May Break Your Bones, But Words Can Hurt Forever
Gay. Retarded. Basic. Go kill yourself. It’s hard to believe, but these things are being said and heard, texted and read, posted and seen every day in our communities. I’ve seen and heard it myself. Everyday – and not just online – in malls, on the streets and in school. You cannot just go around saying […]
WE Celebrate Milestones in Kenya, December 2016
Hamjambo wanamapinduzi wenzangu! In Swahili, this means “hello fellow changemakers”! Last June, I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya for the first time with my mom to experience first hand the issues and impacts that I have been focused on throughout my journey with WE. I came home filled with inspiration and so proud to be […]
How WE Create Change Changed Me
My WE Club at school is getting ready to launch our WE Create Change campaign and it’s making me nostalgic. I have so many memories that are tied to WE Create Change and for me it’s the campaign that has had the greatest impact – globally, locally and for me personally. WE Create Change was […]
Live to Give. #GivingTuesday
This week was very busy. It was Black Friday followed by Cyber Monday and everyone was purchasing items from their favourite stores. Today it’s #GivingTuesday! Today is a day to give everywhere. There are so many ways to give and today, a lot of people have been donating to their favourite organizations to help build […]
Children First Canada – now is the time.
Children First Canada was officially launched today and I am so honoured to be a Youth Ambassador for this new initiative. It is a new organization to watch and while the statistics we discussed today are alarming, I feel so good about the work ahead of us. We live in a country that people call the […]
I’m (still) With Her
I fell asleep watching the US Election results come in last night. I think I gave in around midnight. My mom was going to wake me up when our strong woman was about to be announced as Madame POTUS so that I could watch her speech live. It was a moment that I was going […]